Language Acquisition

Behaviorism

Innatist Perspective

Cognitive/Developmental Perspective

Subtopic

Sociocultural Perspective

Language Acquisition Device

Children are capable of more than mimicry thanks to a naturally existing framework to learn/synthesize language

Behaviorist

First languages are learned through mimicry and supportive actions

Phonology

Sound systems in language

Morphology

Structure of words

Syntax

Sentence structure

Semantics

Meanings of words/phrases/sentences

Pragmatics

POV study of language; word-choice,

Lexicon

Vocabulary of language

Spelling

Word Construction

Learning is Social

Knowledge is constructed in scaffolded partnership

Comprehensible Output Hypothesis

Learners grow from not only syntehsizing information, but also creating comprehensible output

Initial Behaviorist Theories

The Acquisition Learning Hypothesis

fundamental difference between learning and acquiring are different, acquiring is subconscious

The Natural Order Hypothesis

Language is acquired in a consistent similar order

The monitor Hypothesis

Use examples of language to correct other examples

The input (comprehension) hypothesis

Understanding content is critical for learning, it doesn't matter the format

The affective filter hypothesis

Even when comprehension is high, anxiety must be low for learning to occur